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David C. Taylor

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David C. Taylor was born in New York City where he was allowed to roam the city as a free-range child. When finally pushed out into adulthood, he moved to Los Angeles and spent twenty two years writing for movies and television. He has written an off-Broadway musical, magazine columns, and short stories. His Michael Cassidy novels are noir mystery/thrillers set in New York City during the 1950's. "Night Life" was a finalist for Best Novel at the 2016 Edgar Awards and won the 2016 Nero Wolfe Award.

"L.A. Burning" is a contemporary story set against the Hollywood film industry. ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 946 ratings · 165 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Night Life (Michael Cassidy, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 494 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Work (Michael Cassidy, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L.A. Burning by D.C. Taylor, David C. Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Watch (Michael Cassidy #3) 4.27 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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David C. Taylor's Blog: New York Noir

Hollywood

Three L.A. true crime stories that went from reality to books to films.

Los Angeles - Wednesday January 15, 1947: The naked corpse of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short lay in the weeds of a vacant lot on Norton Avenue, her body drained of blood her face beaten, her mouth slashed ear to ear in a grotesque smile. She had been neatly cut in half just below the navel. Short was one of the thousands of young Read more of this blog post »

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“The faster I write the better my output. If I'm going slow, I'm in trouble. It means I'm pushing the words instead of being pulled by them.”
― Raymond Chandler”
― Raymond Chandler

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“L.A. Burning is a great ride, a blast of adrenaline, a lightning-paced insider's tour of the movie business with a memorable heroine in the driver's seat. Cody Bonner is a true original--we're rooting for her from page one, and she holds us in suspense to the very end. Excellent.

--JOSEPH FINDER, New York Times bestselling author of House on Fire.

Some books stay with you long after you finish them, and I can’t get Cody Bonner’s voice out of my head. Tough, resourceful, and hell-bent on revenge for the death of her twin sister, she leads us on a thrilling yet heartbreaking journey through some of LA’s most glittering—and meanest—streets. Unforgettable, original, and highly recommended.

—HILARY DAVIDSON, bestselling author of Her Last Breath”
― D.C. Taylor

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